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(No Model.)

W. M. MORRISON.

HORSE DBTAGHER.

No. 891,881. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WHEELER M. MORRISON, OF TOW'EE HILL, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE OF ONE- HALF TO DAVID O. MILLER, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,381, dated October 16, 1888. I

Application filed July 26, 1888. Serial No. 280,071. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WHEELER M. MoERIsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tower Hill, in the county of Shelby and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Detaching Horses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horsedetachers, the same being designed to provide a means whereby the traces can be readily detached from the whiffletrees to release the horses from the vehicle; and it consists in the special construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a sectional View. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a side View of a modification of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the parts detached.

A refers to the pole of the vehicle, to which the singletree is pivotally secured in the usual manner, and to the ends of this singletree B are pivoted, by means of hollow bolts a, doubletrees (L0. The tubes or bolts (1 are flanged at their upper ends, which lie within recesses formed in the upper surface of the double trees and extend to the under side of the singletree B, where they are provided with nuts a, which lie within countersunk recesses formed in the under side of the singletree.

The singletree B has pivoted to its upper surface levers b b, the outer ends of which are provided with rearwardly-extending and downward1y-bent portions 1), which are provided with perforations through which pass the double crank-bars D, one portion thereof eX- tending upwardly to the rear ofthe singletree to engage with the perforation in the rearward projection of the lever I), while the other end extends under the singletree and is perforated to engage with the bar E, which passes through the hollow bolt a. The inner ends of the le vers have attached thereto suitable flexible connections; which extend to the body of the vehicle to be within easy reach of the driver. By drawing upon these flexible connections at d the levers will be operated to depress the rods E and release the traces, as will be hereinafter described.

To the upper edge of the whiffletrees O G are secured angle-plates F F, which are provided centrally with vertical slots f, to permit vertical movement of the rods E, with eyes 0 at their upper ends. These eyes are adapted to lie over the inner ends of pivoted bars G G, which are secured to the upper surface of the bent plates F F; and to the outer ends of these pivoted rods G G are secured bars h, which extend to the outer ends of the Whitfietrees, the eyes in the ends of the traces being placed over the ends of these rods.

\Vhen it is desired to release the traces, it is accomplished by simply drawing upon the connections d d, which operate the double crankrods D to depress the rod or pin E, which raises the outer ends of the pivoted bars G G and draws the rod it within the openings at the ends of the whiffletrees, thereby releasing the traces and detaching the horses from the vehicle.

In Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings I have shown a slight modification, bell-crank levers G being employed instead of the pivoted bars G. Vhen such construction is used, the ends of the whiffletrees are provided with outwardly-projecting pins, and the rods 71 are bent, as shown, so that the traces will be pushed off the pins, which project from the ends of the whiffletrees when the rods E are depressed.

The device hereinbefore described may either be used with doubletrees, as shown in the accompanying drawings, or with a siugletree, and, if desired, the levers attached to the doubletree may be pivoted to the under side of the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a device for detaching horses, a singletree provided with upwardly-projecting plates between which are pivoted bars G, rods extending beyond the end of the whiiflctree connected to the pivoted bars G, and ahollow bolt, a, through which passes a rod having an eye, 6, connected to the operating mechanism, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth. I

2. In combination with a singletrec, B, levers b b, pivotally attached thereto and provided at their outer ends with rearwardly and downwardly projecting portions 22, having perforations, double crank-rods D, engaging with the levers b and with the pins E, and pivoted bars G G, secured to the whiffletrees and provided with rods h h, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the singletree B, the whiffletrees O O, pivotally attached thereto by shaft D, an eye formed in the upper end thereof 7 for engaging with the pivoted bars, and rods h h, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WHEELER M. MORRISON.

Vituesses:

HOMER EILER, D. Y. ROBERTS. 

